Inkpot
Caughley Porcelain Works
Category
Ceramics
Date
1775 - 1799
Materials
Soft paste porcelain
Measurements
80 mm (Height); 88 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
Broseley
Order this imageCollection
Benthall Hall, Shropshire
NT 509397.1
Summary
Inkpot, waisted cylindrical form, with a detachable central well and four pen holes around shoulder. Printed in underglaze blue with various floral sprigs contained in a cellular border. Inscribed - C (printed mark in underglaze blue on underside). 1775 - 1799 (circa), by Caughley Porcelain Works.
Provenance
Made in Shropshire circa 1775 - 1799. Owned by Sir Arthur Paul Benthall (1902 – 1992). Accepted in lieu of tax by H.M. Government in March 1993 following the death of Sir Arthur Paul Benthall in 1992 and allocated to The National Trust for display at Benthall Hall..
Marks and inscriptions
C (printed mark in underglaze blue on underside)
Makers and roles
Caughley Porcelain Works, maker